Oil prices and treasury yields are rising too much...

Created at Aug 12, 2026 09:44:24
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What is this feeling that the market was artificially dragged up? I bought a lot during the crash, but I have an ominous feeling it's going to drop again...

Since the CPI and PPI are from last month, and there were more days when oil prices were down last month, I'm not too worried as they'll likely come out better than expected. But if treasury yields and oil prices rise any further from here, it feels like it's on the verge of exploding.

Meanwhile, gold going up is also so strange...
Trump started off saying the war would be over in four weeks, and now it's been six months... Why on earth did this guy start the war? Could it really have been because of the Epstein files?

I'm in a huge dilemma over whether I should just sell everything...
During Trump's term, active trading seems better than long-term investing.

Tags: CPI Donald Trump Oil Price PPI

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217.**.128.195 (Created at Aug 12, 2026 09:45:35) | Reply
Won't it be okay until the election?

38.**.131.50 (Created at Aug 12, 2026 09:45:21) | Reply
I put in $100,000 worth today....

184.**.100.7 (Created at Aug 12, 2026 09:44:46) | Reply
I understood it as gold rising along with US Treasuries... That suggests they are looking at the market with a suspicious eye...

206.**.169.221 (Created at Aug 12, 2026 09:45:07) Like

Isn't gold supposed to go up when bond yields fall?
Since gold is a non-yielding asset, when bond rates are high, people sell gold and move to interest-bearing assets...
However, recently, due to doubts about the dollar, many countries are de-dollarizing, and I understand that central banks are buying gold as a hedge against geopolitical risk.
I interpret gold, oil, and bond yields rising together as the market taking a skeptical view on the war.
Bessent is artificially keeping long-term yields down by increasing the proportion of short-term bonds, but I wonder how long this will work...

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Can someone who knows a lot about wash sales please take a look? I want to cut losses on part of my Micron shares.

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